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another sepoy and immediately it became known to me that in the nula of 



p there are three tigers in the near neighbourhood. Further because 



the sepoy was looking always at my goings and comings for he had without 

 doubt been told to do this by the Mussalman I could not go of myself and 

 so the forest guard went by my order to that ndla and took with his gun 

 and in cool time of evening made two four sounds of gun also because there 

 was confusion of hurry I had given him some newspaper of the saheb people to 

 place on little trees near water for all that jungle was much beloved of tigers 



and there was fear that they might return or not all run away. Further 



during the moonlight night-time the saheb came without warning riding on his 

 horse and slept lying on the ground and in tarly morning he rose and said come 

 Jhoot Singh show me then this jungle of great fame that I have heard and so 

 taking me with the sepoy went to that nala now because of that fool forest 

 guard's mad work there were clear marks of boot left in that place and 

 underneath them new footsteps of tigers and immediately the saheb saw and 

 so was astonished and spoke no word. Soon we went a long way and then 

 saw again that by madness that profligate man whom I had sent had not 

 taken all away so there was remaining near some water in ndla a piece of 

 newspaper hanging on a bush. The newspaper was not like that one which is 

 all big and is then folded into smaller size but was of separate large pieces 

 that each were inside one in one and of excellent good size for putting 



each piece on a bush. Further the saheb spoke no word but began 



to look for marks of feet in the sand with signs of great anger and then saying 

 O Dyam ! then after a space of time he pulled and took that newspaper and 

 when he had read in it for a while he made sudden loud laughter and after- 

 wards spoke in this manner that what is this word then Jhoot Singh that 

 some enemy has placed not only white papers for the disturbing of tigers 

 but also making such cunning choosing that he has placed this very one 

 then making more laughters he said also that enemy is too clever 

 for he has chosen such a newspaper that the tigers and other wild 

 animals of forest wil'l have great and true frightenings beside doubtless 

 being stricken with painful sickness of the belly by the only looking at it. 



Further meantime your slave not understanding and becoming 



doubtful remained silent by reason of uncertainty because the sahebs 

 have strange ways like magic and often smile when they are about to strike 



or greatly anger themselves. Further the saheb again looking carefully 



at marks of boots and making a little map thereof with pencil he spoke no 

 more anger words but again often making silent laughters so he returned to 

 the encampment. Further when I was eating food the Mussalman sat 



